1. When he is 14, Sam saves a boy from ____________.
(a) Starving to death.
(b) Drowning.
(c) A wild boar.
(d) Getting hit by a car.

2. Sam finds a store in Bentonville, but almost does not get the business. Why?
(a) He cannot afford to buy the store.
(b) He does not want to move to Bentonville.
(c) Helen does not want him to buy it.
(d) The two widowed owners almost refuse to sell it.

3. For what do Sam and his upper management team look in the smaller stores?
(a) Fun activities.
(b) The heroes.
(c) Problems.
(d) Intelligent leaders.

4. Don Whitaker comes to the Wal-Mart organization from TG&Y. He is a hard-working and smart man who establishes a great philosophy for the company. What is this philosophy?
(a) Let's be number one. Let's be honest and hard-working.
(b) Let's be out front. Let's do it right. Let's get it done now and get on with it.
(c) Let's do it now and do it right.
(d) Let's be quick and quiet.

5. Sam attends the University of Missouri since he is already well-known in Columbia and joins what fraternity?
(a) Phi Tau.
(b) Sigma Phi Epsilon.
(c) Beta Tau Beta.
(d) Beta Theta Pi.

Short Answer Questions

1. No matter how efficient or advanced their distribution center is or how great their technology might be, _______________are the real key to Wal-Mart's success.

2. What are the consequences of the competition between Wal-Mart and Kmart?

3. Do Sam's kids feel as though Sam was not around during their childhood?

4. The focal point of their communications are ___________.

5. Sam believes that he was over-blessed with the traits of ____________.

(see the answer key)

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